Dopaminergic Dysfunction in Midbrain Dystonia
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Dopaminergic dysfunction in midbrain dystonia: anatomoclinical study using 3-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging and fluorodopa F 18 positron emission tomography.
OBJECTIVE To determine the role of damage to neuronal systems, especially the dopaminergic system, in patients with symptomatic dystonia and mesencephalic lesions. DESIGN Stereotaxic magnetic resonance imaging analysis and positron emission tomography after the administration of fluorodopa F 18. PATIENTS Of a group of 48 patients with unilateral dystonia following a stroke, 7 patients with ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.56.8.982